The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Blacksburg, VA EIN: 54-6275432
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The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Blacksburg, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $481K in total assets. In 2025, it made $18K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $10K.

The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust at a glance

Total assets
$481,014
+16.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$9,964
-20.2% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$17,560
+23.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$2
-100.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

SalemBlacksburgBrentwoodMonument

How The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust gives

  • Giving fell 30% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 86% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K3 grants2021 2 grants2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2024) to $22K (2023). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $14K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Roanoke College Salem, VAEducational Opportunities for Students. Internships.$13,000
Virginia Tech Foundation Blacksburg, VAEducational opportunities and internships for students at hahn garden. Award for academic excellence dmme.$1,000
Gem Monument, COEducational Opportunity.$206
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$481,014$9,964$2——$17,560$10,179$20,455
2024$413,198$12,488$14,402$14,2063$14,221$12,473$37,410
2023$364,744$-27,176$23,731$22,2504$23,731$13,046$17,727
2022$393,373$13,180$20,648$18,7802$18,780$5,208$19,727
2021$440,316$18,827$23,242$20,2803$40,560$23,364$1,937

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $20K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charlotte B Lucas

    Porfolio Manager & Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric S Lucas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay H Lucas

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust

How large is The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust?

The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust reported $481K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $20K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust?

The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Blacksburg, VA. It holds $481K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust operate?

The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust has awarded grants in Colorado, Tennessee, Virginia.

What is The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust's EIN?

The Lucas-Hathaway Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-6275432. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 21, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 15, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 10, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 22, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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